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In addition to the online applications LifeWatch is developing and maintaining, a number of open source software packages (mostly R packages) that support biodiversity data analysis. A list of these packages can be found below.

rgbif

The rgbif package gives you access to data from GBIF, were the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) contributes their biodiversity data. A tutorial illustrates how you can use the package to search and download data from GBIF and how to create and interactive map of the downloaded data. The R package is available through GitHub.

wateRinfo

The wateRinfo package package provides data access to the waterinfo.be data, the data portal provided by the Flemish environmental agency (VMM). Different meteorological, flow and fysico-chemical variables are provided for set of stations.The R package is available through GitHub.

OpenSeaLab

R script developed during the EMODnet OpenSeaLab bootcamp (15-18 November 2017). This EU wide tool for identifying suitable areas at sea to farm seaweed is open source and available on GitHub.